This suggests that when we are on contraceptives, we may be fooling our bodies in more ways than we realise.) Getting hot under the collarĪside from helping us find a great match, kissing has other perks as well. (However, it’s important to add that women who take the birth control pill show the opposite preference toward men with MHC genetics most like their own. We may not exactly be thinking about parenthood when we connect with someone at the lips, but kissing provides clues to help us decide whether to take a relationship further. Scientists suspect that when a couple who carry distinctly different genetics for fighting disease, their children are likely to benefit by having a strong immune system.
Sensitive nerve endings code#
Research by Swiss biologist Claus Wedekind found that women are most attracted to the scents of men who carry a different genetic code for their immune system in a region of DNA known as the major histocompatibility complex or MHC. It’s nature’s ultimate litmus test, nudging us to be most attracted to the people that may be the best genetic partners. In fact, the scent of man can provide subconscious clues about his DNA to his partner.Įvolutionary psychologists at the State University of New York at Albany found that 59% of men and 66% of women say they have ended a budding relationship because a kiss didn’t go well. And through that information all sorts of signals are being sent to our brain informing us about the other person.
We learn about each other by engaging our sense of smell, our taste buds and sense of touch. A passionate kiss puts two people in very close proximity – nose to nose. If there’s real “chemistry” between two people, a kiss can set the stage for a new romance.
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